Inkstand set



Patented Oct. 10, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE INKSTAND SET Application March 17,

7 Claims.

My invention relates to inkstand sets.

The object of my invention is to provide an inkstand of simple construction, all the parts of which may be molded, and thereafter assembled by unskilled labor.

An important object of my invention is to provide a construction the base or body portion of which contains a Well for holding ink, and the top of which is preferably made with a at plane Surface on which the cover rests and is held thereon by means which extend from the cover into a recess or a plurality of recesses formed in the top of the body portion.

The cover may be held on the body portion permanently or in removable relation thereto, and the well may be washed and filled or emptied without removing the cover from the body.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction in which the cover is attached to the body in air-tight relation to prevent evaporation of ink from the well.

A further object is to provide a construction which consists of but two parts and which may be closed by a pen-holder resting on the cover to provide a sealed ink-well.

A further object is to provide a construction in which the cover consists of two parts comprising an outer portion formed to support a pen-holder, and an under portion made of yielding material such as soft rubber and is provided with means for holding said under portion to the body portion of the stand and permitting different forms of outer covers to be used with the same under portion, thus providing different designs.

The question of how best to provide a construction in which glass body portions and glass covers therefor, also glass body portions and plastic covers therefor, could be made whereby the cover could be held on the body portion without danger of displacement, or from tilting in the act of placing a pen-holder in the dip opening, or removing it therefrom, has proved to be a problem difficult to solve, but the present construction has been found to be entirely satisfactory in all respects.

Referring to the drawing which forms a part or" the specification:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an inkstand set embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, taken on line 2 2 of Figure 1, showing the upper cover portion held on the body portion by two downwardly extending pins, one located at each end 1938, Serial No. 196,305V

(Cl. 1Z0-4) of the cover, said pins extending thru apertures formed in the under cover or lining portion.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View of a body portion of plastic material, and a glass well for ink carried thereby in removable relation.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of an inkstand shown partly in cross section, the body portion shown as made of glass and the cover as made of soft vulcanized rubber or similar resilient material resistant to the acids of ink.

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional View of the upper part of an ink-stand showing a glass body portion, a plastic top cover, and an under cover portion of soit rubber having pins which extend intothe body portion to hold the cover portions thereto in removable relation, and to permit interchangeable upper cover portions to be used in making the inkstands.

Fig. 6 is a fragmental cross sectional view of a portion of an inkstand in which the holding pins are shown as formed integral with the body portions and extend upwardly into apertures formed in the under cover portion.

In the 'following description the upper cover portion exposed to view will be referred to as the cover, and the under cover portion as the lining.

I0 indicates the body portion of the inkstand and I I the Well portion.

The body portion may be made of glass or plastic material but when made of plastic material it should have a Well portion of glass or other suitable material that will not be alected by the acids of ink.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the body IIJ is shown as oblong in shape and having a at top surface I I, and a well I2 one end of which is lower than the other as illustrated at I2 to permit a pen to rest therein and obtain practically all of the ink therefrom.

I3, I3 respectively, indicate recesses or apertures which may be tapered in form as shown in Fig. 2 or straight, as shown in Fig. 3 or rectangular in cross section instead as conical, as shown, their purpose being to receive corresponding projections I4 formed integral with the cover i4 or with the lining I5, which serve to prevent the cover from lifting or tilting relative to the body portion, and which may be permanently xed in the body portion by cement, or may be so tted as to prevent tilting while permitting the cover to be lifted from the body.

The pins serve as anchors, and may be formed integral with the cover as illustrated in Fig. 2 and extend thru the lining into the apertures I3, or they may be formed integral with the lining i5 as illustrated in Fig. 5 and the cover I4 secured thereto by cement or other suitable means, as will be readily understood by those familiar with this art.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the cover as made of soft rubber or similar resilient material with the anchors formed integral, and when made of such material no lining is required to make an airtight joint with the body portion, and the cover may be colored by a coating of enamel to provide a pleasing appearance.

A further advantage of the soft rubber cover construction is that the pen-holder dip portion IB is resilient and its lower side I6 will stretch and conform to the shape of the lower end of the pen holder I1 and form an air-tightjoint whichprevents evaporation of ink from the well.

As shown, the portion IB is'inclined` and serves to hold the pen-holder at an angle to a vertical line for convenience in use.

Where the cover is iitted to be freely removable from the body portion, the pins or anchors I4 should be relatively long for the reason that the longer they are and the closer they t in the apertures, the less the cover can tilt in case the penholder should catch or stick in the dip in the act of removing it from the dip.

By reason of the inclined form of the dip, the tilting of the cover is almost entirely eliminated, even tho the pen-holder should stick somewhat in the dip, due to the clasping action of the rubber.

Details of construction may be made without departing from the invention disclosed and therefore I do not wish to be limited in this respect; for illustration, as made in Fig. 2, the lining could be made of felt or treated leather to provide an air-tight joint, but I have found soft rubber to be best for the purpose.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new:

1. An inkwell construction comprising a body portion having a well anda deep aperture formed therein adjacent the well, and a cover for the well having a dip-opening formed to support a penholder; said cover having a depending portion resting in said aperture in close relation with the wall thereof and extending to a depth sufricient to prevent displacement of the cover while permitting it to lbe freely removed from the body portion.

2. An inkwell construction comprising a body portion having a well and a deep aperture formed therein adjacent the Well, and a flexible cover for the well having a dip-opening formed to support a pen-holder, said cover having a depending portion resting in said aperture in close relation to the wall thereof and extending to a depth sucient to prevent displacement of the cover while permitting it to rest in freely removable relation on the body portion.

3. The construction defined in claim l, together with a lining of flexible material for the cover thru which the said depending portion of the cover extends; said lining resting on the body portion and serving to maintain a substantially air-.tight joint.

4. An inkstand construction comprising a body portionhaving a well, a cover for the well having a dip-opening formed to support a pen-holder, one of said portions having an aperture therein adjacent the well and the other having a depending portion extending into said aperture in close relation with thewall thereof and to a depth sufficient toprevent displacement `of the cover whilepermitting thecover to be freely removed `iromthe body portion.

5. An inkwell construction comprising a body` portion having a well, a cover for the well having a dip-opening formed to support a pen-holder, one of said portions having an aperture therein adjacent the well and the other having a projection extending into said aperture inclose rela-J tion with the wall thereof and to a depth sufricient to prevent displacement of the cover relative to the bodyportion.

6. 'Ihe construction defined in claim 5, together with a lining for the cover thru which the projection portion extends, said lining serving to maintaina substantially air-tight joint with the body portion.

'7. An inkstand construction comprising `a body portion having a shallow well formed to provide a bottom having a part at one side thereof lower than that of the opposite side, and having an aperture formed in the top of the body portion adjacent the well; a cover portion having a dipopening formed to support a pen-holder and ex-,.

tending in inclined relation to the surface of the cover with its lower end positioned in the well and extending toward the lower side thereof; said cover having a depending portion resting in tending a predetermined distance therein.

FRANK M. "ASI-ILEY. 

